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AI Search could actually be a positive thing…

SEO

Why you shouldn’t worry about AI-powered search — yet.

Hundreds of thousands of words have been spent describing a new era of search that nobody understands. Let me add to them by explaining why you shouldn't worry just yet.

technology

Microsoft does sci-fi offices really well

Strange how Microsoft have finally got good at making corporate tech look sexy.

fitness

Help me. I'm coveting Microsoft technology

Wow. It’s not often I covet a Microsoft piece of hardware – but the Microsoft Band looks like a really nice bit of kit. It’s basically a souped up fitness tracker, that’s halfway to being a smartwatch – and it works with the iPhone (and Android and Windows Phone)

Journalism

Journalists: do not use Hotmail

Microsoft accesses a blogger’s e-mail without permission to track the source of a leak [http://recode.net/2014/03/20/blogger-psa-dont-use-microsofts-web-mail-to-receive-microsoft-leaks/] : > One of the revelations in this week’s case of a Microsoft worker who leaked pre-release Windows 8 software was that Microsoft accessed the Hotmail account of

31-3-14

31-3.1 The war ended a long time ago, buddy

[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/classic-mac-3564.html] I had an odd experience on Facebook the other day. It’s probably the closest I’ll ever come to those apocryphal tales of warriors emerging from the jungles of Asia to discover that the war ended decades ago.

corporate culture

Danger: Excel at work

The FT’s Lisa Pollack on the power – and danger – of Excel [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0131b426-42df-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financials%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl&siteedition=uk#axzz2jlRkhNL4] : > While Excel remains the utensil of choice, it comes with risks. Recent

in-car systems

The new, small Nokia looks really interesting

[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/09/lumia-1020.jpg] Well, now, I might actually have a future as a tech blogger and analyst after all. Last Saturday, I wrote a piece for Next Conference, speculating that the big push that that Nokia was giving its Here

advertising

Allister Frost: Noble marketing through brain hacking?

*Liveblog: open to error, inaccuracies and howling typos*** ** [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/09/allister-frost.jpg] Allister Frost, managing director, Wild Orange Media [http://www.wildorangemedia.com] Have we ever been to Go Ape [http://goape.co.uk]? He has. And he’s talking about

advertising

Skype: what is this strange human concept of "conversation"?

Andrew Grill, talking about Skype’s plans for in-call advertising [http://londoncalling.co/2012/06/skype-will-fail-when-conversation-ads-launch-and-disrupt-your-calls/] : > “highlight unique and local brand experiences”- what?? Humans don’t speak like this to to other humans. This is ad speak. There is a clear phenomenon where people get so embedded in

Android

#futureofmobile - five observations so far

[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2011/09/b3e9e52d69094871b827f770d86055eb_7-2088.html] A few lunchtime notes:- Apple’s mindshare at conferences like this is truly terrifying – I’ve seem maybe three non-Apple laptops, and one non-Apple tablet. Otherwise, it’s wall-to-wall MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and iPads. - There’

iPhone

Photosynth on iPhone: panoramic reporting

I have a new app on my iPhone: [Photosynth](http://gigaom.com/mobile/microsofts-immersive-photosynth-camera-app-lands-on-ios/). Yes, a Microsoft app. Cognitive dissonance ahoy. 😉But it’s a great tool, on that allows you to quickly and simply build rich panoramas of your environment. Hence, it’s one I expect to see journalists

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